leftwm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "leftwm-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install leftwm-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall leftwm-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "leftwm-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone leftwm-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/leftwm-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/leftwm-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/leftwm-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/leftwm-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the leftwm-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1355198
Name: leftwm-git
PackageBaseID: 142387
PackageBase: leftwm-git
Version: 0.5.1.r0.g2ae93293-1
Description: A tiling window manager for the adventurer (systemd init)
URL: https://github.com/leftwm/leftwm
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 1.4E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lexchilds
Submitter: lexchilds
FirstSubmitted: 1559135142
LastModified: 1700286448
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/leftwm-git.tar.gz